The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released an advisory Thursday warning people to the dangers of eating liquid nitrogen-soaked foods being sold through some shopping mall kiosks.

The products are often marketed under the names "Dragons Breath," "Heaven's Breath" and "Nitro Puff," according to the FDA statement.

The warning comes four months after an Anderson man suffered a burn injury to his mouth when he tried the Dragons Breath treat at a kiosk at the Haywood Mall in Greenville.

The man, Russell Lane Mattison Jr., filed a civil lawsuit against the mall and the kiosk after his injury. He described his mouth "filling with blood" after eating the liquid nitrogen-soaked cereal and told The Greenville News he was in pain for weeks after the incident.

"After the first two hours, I started getting some excruciating pain. Even drinking water, it was like pouring acid on it," he said after the suit was filed in Greenville County.

According to the FDA warning, liquid nitrogen is non-toxic but can cause severe damage to skin and internal organs if mishandled and ingested due to its extremely low temperatures. Breathing difficulties can also occur, especially for people with asthma, according to the advisory.

The warning states there have been several severe and some life-threatening cases involving the particular liquid nitrogen-soaked foods sold at kiosks and consumed immediately after purchasing.

Other foods that have been treated with liquid nitrogen are not dangerous because the treatment it is done well in advance of consumption and the liquid nitrogen is completely evaporated before reaching the consumer, according to the FDA.